Supplementary material
The physical demand scale contains an individual sum of the score values made of the eight questions:
“Does your work cause you to…’’(1) “stand
in the same place?”, (2)
“work
with the back bent strongly
forward without support from the hands and arms?”, (3)
“twist
or bend the back several times per
hour?”, (4)
“have
the hands lifted to or above shoulder height (2000 round), have the arms lifted to or
above shoulder height (2005 round)”, (5)
“perform
the same arm movements several times a minute?
(eg, package work, mounting, machine feeding, carving)”, (6)
“squat
or kneel when you work?”, (7)
“lift
or carry?”, and (8)
“push
or pull?”.
The response options were: never (score value 1), seldom/very little (score value 2), approximately 1/4
of the time (score value 3), approximately 1/2 of the time (score value 4), approximately 3/4 of the time
(score value 5), almost all the time (score value 6).
Table 1 The top ten occupations with high physical work demands by sex (including DISCO-08 code).
Men
7115 Carpenters and Joiners
7112 Bricklayers and Related Workers
8160 Food and Related Products Machine Operators
7131 Painters and Related Workers
5120 Cooks
9313 Building Construction Labourers
7126 Plumbers and Pipe Fitters
7231 Motor Vehicle Mechanics and Repairers
712 Building Finishers and Related Trades Workers
8142 Plastic Products Machine Operators
n
Women
n
22164
4443
2797
1614
1075
736
650
311
304
140
17427 9112 Cleaners and Helpers in Offices, Hotels and Other
Establishments
7563 8160 Food and Related Products Machine Operators
6595 751 Food Processing and Related Trades Workers
4357 8142 Plastic Products Machine Operators
3915 5120 Cooks
3166 9321 Hand Packers
2942 6113 Gardeners; Horticultural and Nursery Growers
2512 912 Vehicle, Window, Laundry and Other Hand Cleaning Workers
2489 5111 Travel Attendants and Travel Stewards
2392 911 Domestic, Hotel and Office Cleaners and Helpers
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